myEtymology.com: English etymology of huntress

Etymology of the English word huntress

the English word huntress

using the English suffix -ess

derived from the French suffix -esse

derived from the Latin suffix -issa

derived from the English word hunter

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word hunt

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khuntojan